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11:20 AM ET, February 10, 2012

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Jake Tapper / ABCNEWS:
Obama to Offer ‘Accomodation’ on Contraception Rule  —  With the White House under fire for its new rule requiring employers including religious organizations to offer health insurance that fully covers birth control coverage, ABC News has learned that later today the White House …
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Wall Street Journal:
Low Turnout and the Big Tune-Out  —  Voters aren't bothering with the GOP, but Obama has lost their attention too.  —  The Romney campaign is better at dismantling than mantling.  They're better at taking opponents apart than building a compelling candidate of their own.
Washington Post:
White House to announce adjustment to birth-control rule  —  Seeking to allay the concerns of Catholic leaders, the White House is planning to announce an adjustment to its health care rule requiring religious employers to provide women access to contraception, a senior administration official said.
Ian Swanson / The Hill:
Obama retreats on birth control  —  The White House will announce a retreat from its controversial rule requiring religious organizations like charities and hospitals to include contraception in their healthcare plans.  —  President Obama has come under heavy criticism from the Catholic Church …
Discussion: Politico and Taegan Goddard's …
Politico:
President Obama boxed in on birth control  —  It was no secret inside the West Wing that Bill Daley, a Catholic with deep connections to the church hierarchy, vehemently opposed the administration's proposal to require church-run hospitals and universities to give their employees free contraception.
Laurie Kellman / Associated Press:   They're back: Social issues overtake US politics
Sam Baker / The Hill:   State AGs threaten to sue over birth-control mandate
Nick Baumann / Mother Jones:
Marco Rubio's Plan Could Cut Off Birth Control Coverage for Millions
Lesley Clark / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
As Obama's political fortunes rise, fight over contraception mandate casts a cloud
Discussion: Washington Wire
Jake Tapper / ABCNEWS:
Fierce White House Debate Over Contraception Mandate
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Santorum says ‘other types of emotions’ could preclude women in combat  —  For a candidate with virtually no staff and who tends to talk off the cuff, Rick Santorum has been nearly gaffe-free.  However, this evening might have been his first, and it comes at a time when he is trying …
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Maggie Haberman / Politico:
Santorum: Combat concerns
Discussion: Firedoglake and Hullabaloo
Craig Whitlock / Washington Post:
Pentagon to ease restrictions on women in some combat roles
Washington Post:
Rep. Spencer Bachus faces insider-trading investigation  —  The Office of Congressional Ethics is investigating the chairman of the House Financial Services Committee over possible violations of insider-trading laws, according to individuals familiar with the case.
Jon Ward / The Huffington Post:
Mitt Romney's Struggles Take Republican Angst To New Heights … Barack Obama , Mitt Romney , Republican Presidential Primary , Rick Santorum , Cpac , Elections 2012 , Newt Gingrich , Rick Perry , Video , Politics News  —  WASHINGTON — The angst within the Republican Party …
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Rep. King predicts critical day for GOP presidential candidates
Discussion: CNN
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Is 2012 Slipping Away From the GOP?  —  For a long time, I was confident that Republican voters would oust Barack Obama in 2012, hold the House and, in all likelihood, take the Senate.  Obama is a weak incumbent, who has been chronically unpopular since early in his term.
Washington Post:
Mitt Romney's presidential campaign stuck in lukewarm  —  Republicans are expressing fresh concerns that Mitt Romney is limping toward the presidential nomination, suffering new blows at the very moment he needs to grow stronger if he is to take on President Obama in November.
Discussion: msnbc.com and The Maddow Blog
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New York Times:
Romney Tries to Woo Conservatives at CPAC
Discussion: ABCNEWS
David Brooks / New York Times:
The Crowd Pleaser  —  At first glance, President Obama and Mitt Romney share some similar traits.  Both Harvard Law School grads are smart and analytical.  Both are emotionally reserved rather than touchy-feely.  Both are traditionalist in their family and personal lives.
Associated Press:
Romney ‘glitter bomber’ fired from internship  —  DENVER — The college student accused of “glitter bombing” Mitt Romney after the Colorado caucuses has been fired from his unpaid internship with state Senate Democrats.  —  Police say 20-year-old Peter Smith threw glitter at Romney …
Bloomberg:
Foreclosure Deal to Spur U.S. Home Seizures  —  The $25 billion settlement with banks over foreclosure abuses may result in a wave of home seizures, inflicting short-term pain on delinquent U.S. borrowers while making a long-term housing recovery more likely.
Discussion: Hot Air and Wall Street Journal
Sabrina Tavernise / New York Times:
Education Gap Grows Between Rich and Poor, Studies Say  —  WASHINGTON — Education was historically considered a great equalizer in American society, capable of lifting less advantaged children and improving their chances for success as adults.  But a body of recently published scholarship suggests …
Discussion: ThinkProgress and Rod Dreher
Associated Press:
Gay marriage bill introduced in Illinois House  —  SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A year after gay couples gained the option of civil unions in Illinois, some lawmakers are beginning a push to authorize same-sex marriages.  —  Three legislators filed what they call the “Religious Freedom and Marriage Fairness Act” on Wednesday.
Discussion: The Raw Story
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Nicole Neroulias / Reuters:
Washington state governor to sign gay marriage bill on Monday
Noam Scheiber / The New Republic:
Obama's Worst Year  —  The inside story of his brush with political disaster.  —  Shortly after four o'clock on the afternoon of Wednesday, April 13, 2011, U.S. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner walked down the hallway near his office toward a large conference room facing the building's interior.
Discussion: Politico and Brad DeLong
Joe Battenfeld / Boston Herald:
Poll: Joe Kennedy III has huge lead in U.S. Rep race  —  Joseph P. Kennedy III's famous family ties have handed him a huge early lead in the race to succeed retiring U.S. Rep. Barney Frank, a new UMass Lowell/Boston Herald poll reveals.  —  Kennedy, the son of former U.S. Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy II …
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
 
 
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Jennifer Fermino / New York Post:
Port Authority failed to include $1 billion in accounting of WTC costs
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Steven Mufson / Washington Post:
NRC approves construction of new nuclear power reactors in Georgia
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Elise Foley / The Huffington Post:
Same-Sex Couple Wins Immigration Relief, Despite Defense Of Marriage Act
Discussion: Towleroad News #gay
Julie Bykowicz / Bloomberg:
Gingrich Seeks to Ease Fundraising Woes as Las Vegas Checks Slowing Down
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Damian Paletta / Wall Street Journal:
Budget Ducks Big Benefit Cuts
Christian Heinze / GOP 12:
Romney previews CPAC speech
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Russell Berman / The Hill:
Pelosi might have skirted House ethics rules on campaign solicitations
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Obama Bundler Earmarked Stimulus Money for Donors
Discussion: National Review
Ben Geman / The Hill:
Evangelical group holds firm on ‘pro-life’ link to EPA rule
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